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4 unas veces sí otras veces no
• sometimes yes sometimes noDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > unas veces sí otras veces no
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5 vagamente, de manera vaga, confusamente, de manera confusa
= hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazilyEx. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex. Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.* * *= hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazily, hazilyEx: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.
Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.Spanish-English dictionary > vagamente, de manera vaga, confusamente, de manera confusa
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f.1 time.de vez en cuando from time to time, now and againvete de una vez just go, for heaven's sakeen vez de instead oférase una vez once upon a timehacer las veces de to act asmuchas veces often, a lototra vez againpocas veces, rara vez rarely, seldompor última/enésima vez for the last/umpteenth timetal vez perhaps, maybeuna vez más once againuna vez que once, afteruna y otra vez time and againuna vez once¿te acuerdas de una vez (en) que fuimos a pescar? do you remember that time we went fishing?dos veces twicetres veces three times¿has estado allí alguna vez? have you ever been there?a mi/tu/etc vez in my/your/etc turna la vez (que) at the same time (as)alguna que otra vez occasionallya veces, algunas veces sometimes, at timescada vez (que) every timecada vez más more and moreresulta cada vez más difícil it's getting harder and hardercada vez menos less and lesscada vez la veo más feliz she seems happier and happierde una vez in one gode una vez para siempre o por todas once and for all2 turn (turno).voy a pedir la vez I'm going to ask who's last* * *► nombre femenino (pl veces)1 time\a la vez at the same time, at oncea su vez in turna veces sometimesalguna que otra vez on the odd occasionalguna vez sometimes 2 (en pregunta) ever■ ¿has estado alguna vez allí? have you ever been there?algunas veces sometimescada vez every time, each timecada vez más more and more, increasinglycada vez peor worse and worse■ ¡acabémoslo de una vez! let's get it over with!de una vez para siempre once and for allde vez en cuando from time to time, now and again, every now and then, every so oftenen vez de instead oférase una vez... / había una vez... (en cuentos) once upon a time...hacer las veces de to act asmuchas veces oftenotra vez again■ tócala otra vez, Sam play it again, Samperder la vez to lose one's turn* * *noun f.1) time2) occasion•* * *SF1) (=ocasión) timepor esta vez — this time, this once
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a la vez, hablaban todos a la vez — they were all talking at once o at the same timecanta a la vez que toca — she sings and plays at the same time, she sings while she plays
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¿has estado alguna vez en...? — have you ever been to...?alguna que otra vez — occasionally, now and again
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las más de las veces — mostly, in most cases•
por primera vez — for the first time•
toda vez que... — since..., given that...•
por última vez — for the last timetal 3., 3)¿cuándo lo viste por última vez? — when was the last time you saw him?, when did you see him last?
lo he hecho cien veces — I've done it hundreds o lots of times *
¿cuántas veces al año? — how many times a year?
es cinco veces más caro — it's five times more expensive, it costs five times as much
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a veces, [algunas] veces — sometimes, at times•
contadas veces — seldom•
de vez en cuando — now and again, from time to time, occasionally•
¿ cuántas veces? — how often?, how many times?•
dos veces — twice•
en... veces, se fríen las patatas en dos veces — fry the potatoes in two batches•
por enésima vez — for the umpteenth time *•
muchas veces — often•
otra vez — again•
pocas veces — seldom, rarely•
rara vez, [raras] veces — seldom, rarely•
repetidas veces — again and again, over and over again•
una vez — onceuna vez dice que sí y otra que no — first he says yes and then he says no, one time he says yes, the next he says no
érase o había una vez una princesa... — once upon a time there was a princess...
"una vez al año no hace daño" — once in a while can't hurt
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varias veces — several times¡acabemos de una vez! — let's get it over with (once and for all)! *
¡cállate de una vez! — for the last time, shut up! *
¡dilo de una vez! — just say it!
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en vez de — instead of•
hacer las veces de — to serve asuna vez que me lo dijo se fue — once he had told me, he left
una vez que se hayan marchado todos me iré yo — once they've all left, I'll go too
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de una vez para siempre, de una vez por [todas] — once and for all *, for good4) (=turno) turn, go•
pedir la vez — to ask who's last in the queue•
quitar la vez a algn — to push in in front of sb5) (Mat)* * *1) ( ocasión) timeuna vez/dos veces — once/twice
una vez por semana/año — once a week/year
me acuerdo de una/aquella vez cuando... — I remember once/that time when...
la última/primera vez que lo vi — the last/first time I saw him
mil veces or miles de veces — a thousand times o thousands of times
¿te has arrepentido alguna vez? — have you ever regretted it?
la de veces or las veces que se lo dije! — the (number of) times I told him!
érase or había una vez — (liter) once upon a time (liter)
¿por qué no lo dejamos para otra vez? — why don't we leave it for another time o day?
repetidas veces — again and again, time and again
una vez más — once again o more
2) (en locs)a mi/tu/su vez — for my/your/his part
... quien a su vez depende del director —... who in turn reports to the director
se utiliza cada vez más — it's being used increasingly o more and more
de una vez — ( expresando impaciencia) once and for all; ( simultáneamente) in one go
de vez en cuando — from time to time, every now and then
rara vez — seldom, hardly ever
una vez que hayan terminado — once o when you have finished
hacer las veces de algo — caja/libro to serve as something; persona to act as something
3) (Mat)4) (Esp) ( turno en una cola)¿quién tiene or me da la vez? — who's last?
* * *= turn, moment.Ex. In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.Ex. There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.----* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.* alguna que otra vez = from time to time, every once in a while, occasional, every now and then, every now and again.* algunas veces = sometimes, from time to time, occasionally.* alguna vez = ever, on any one occasion.* aparecer por primera vez = premiere.* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.* a veces = at times, sometimes, at various times, from time to time, on occasion(s).* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.* cada vez = at a time, each time, every time [everytime].* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.* cada vez más abultado = swelling.* cada vez más + Adjetivo = ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.* cada vez más extendido = spreading.* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.* cada vez más lejos = further and further.* cada vez más rápido = ever faster.* cada vez más restringido = tightening.* cada vez más tenue = fading.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, deepening, swelling, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cada vez mucho mayor = exploding, fast-increasing.* cada vez peor = worsening.* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* cien veces = hundred-fold.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.* demasiadas veces = one too many times.* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de una vez = at one blow, at one time, in one action, in one step, in a single step, at one whack, in a single phase, in one shot, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de una vez por todas = once and for all, once for all.* de vez en cuando = from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while, every once in a while, at various times, occasionally, off and on, on and off, occasional, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* diez veces = tenfold.* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and.* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* dos veces = doubly, twice.* dos veces al año = twice yearly [twice-yearly], semiannual [semi-annual].* dos veces a la semana = twice-weekly, biweekly [bi-weekly], twice a week.* editar varias veces = go into + a number of editions.* en la mayoría de las veces = in most cases, mostly.* entrada de datos sólo una vez = one-time entry.* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.* en vez de = in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.* esta vez = this time around/round, this time.* ganar cada vez más importancia = grow from + strength to strength.* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la primera vez = the first time around.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* la segunda vez = the second time around.* la última vez = last time.* la última vez que = the last time.* más de una vez = more than once.* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.* muchas veces = multiple times.* muy rara vez = all too seldom, all too seldom, once in a blue moon.* ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.* Número + veces más = Número + times as many.* Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* Ordinal + vez = Ordinal + time around/round.* otra vez = again, once again, once more, redux.* pagar dos veces = double-pay.* pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.* pero a la vez = but then again.* población cada vez más envejecida = greying population [graying population].* popularidad cada vez mayor = growing popularity.* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.* pospuesto una y otra vez = ever-postponed.* práctica cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.* primera vez, la = first time, the.* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* próxima vez, la = next time.* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.* que se repite una y otra vez = recurring.* que sucede sólo una vez = one-off.* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.* rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.* repetidas veces = repeatedly, time after time, time and again, time and time again.* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.* si es que sucede alguna vez = if ever.* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.* sólo se vive una vez = you only live once.* todo a la vez = all at once.* todo de una vez = in one lump.* tres veces = thrice, three times.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* una primera y última vez = a first and last time.* una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.* una última vez = one last time.* una vez = once, one time.* una vez al año = annually, once a year.* una vez a la semana = once a week.* una vez al mes = once a month.* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.* una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.* una vez cumplimentado = completed.* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.* una vez más = again, yet again.* una vez + Participio = upon + Nombre.* una vez + Participio Pasado = having + Participio Pasado, having + just + Participio Pasado.* una vez + Participio Pasado + Nombre = with + Nombre + Participio Pasado.* una vez que = when.* una vez que + Frase = once + Frase.* una vez quincenalmente = once a fortnight.* una vez relleno = completed.* una y otra vez = over and over, repeatedly, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, time and again, over and over again.* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of, a growing body of.* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of, a growing body of.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.* variar de una vez a otra = vary + from time to time.* veinte veces = twenty-fold.* verificar dos veces = double-check [doublecheck].* y a la vez = cum, yet.* * *1) ( ocasión) timeuna vez/dos veces — once/twice
una vez por semana/año — once a week/year
me acuerdo de una/aquella vez cuando... — I remember once/that time when...
la última/primera vez que lo vi — the last/first time I saw him
mil veces or miles de veces — a thousand times o thousands of times
¿te has arrepentido alguna vez? — have you ever regretted it?
la de veces or las veces que se lo dije! — the (number of) times I told him!
érase or había una vez — (liter) once upon a time (liter)
¿por qué no lo dejamos para otra vez? — why don't we leave it for another time o day?
repetidas veces — again and again, time and again
una vez más — once again o more
2) (en locs)a mi/tu/su vez — for my/your/his part
... quien a su vez depende del director —... who in turn reports to the director
se utiliza cada vez más — it's being used increasingly o more and more
de una vez — ( expresando impaciencia) once and for all; ( simultáneamente) in one go
de vez en cuando — from time to time, every now and then
rara vez — seldom, hardly ever
una vez que hayan terminado — once o when you have finished
hacer las veces de algo — caja/libro to serve as something; persona to act as something
3) (Mat)4) (Esp) ( turno en una cola)¿quién tiene or me da la vez? — who's last?
* * *= turn, moment.Ex: In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.
Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.* alguna que otra vez = from time to time, every once in a while, occasional, every now and then, every now and again.* algunas veces = sometimes, from time to time, occasionally.* alguna vez = ever, on any one occasion.* aparecer por primera vez = premiere.* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.* a veces = at times, sometimes, at various times, from time to time, on occasion(s).* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.* cada vez = at a time, each time, every time [everytime].* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.* cada vez más abultado = swelling.* cada vez más + Adjetivo = ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.* cada vez más extendido = spreading.* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.* cada vez más lejos = further and further.* cada vez más rápido = ever faster.* cada vez más restringido = tightening.* cada vez más tenue = fading.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, deepening, swelling, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cada vez mucho mayor = exploding, fast-increasing.* cada vez peor = worsening.* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* cien veces = hundred-fold.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.* demasiadas veces = one too many times.* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de una vez = at one blow, at one time, in one action, in one step, in a single step, at one whack, in a single phase, in one shot, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de una vez por todas = once and for all, once for all.* de vez en cuando = from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while, every once in a while, at various times, occasionally, off and on, on and off, occasional, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* diez veces = tenfold.* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and.* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* dos veces = doubly, twice.* dos veces al año = twice yearly [twice-yearly], semiannual [semi-annual].* dos veces a la semana = twice-weekly, biweekly [bi-weekly], twice a week.* editar varias veces = go into + a number of editions.* en la mayoría de las veces = in most cases, mostly.* entrada de datos sólo una vez = one-time entry.* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.* en vez de = in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.* esta vez = this time around/round, this time.* ganar cada vez más importancia = grow from + strength to strength.* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la primera vez = the first time around.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* la segunda vez = the second time around.* la última vez = last time.* la última vez que = the last time.* más de una vez = more than once.* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.* muchas veces = multiple times.* muy rara vez = all too seldom, all too seldom, once in a blue moon.* ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.* Número + veces más = Número + times as many.* Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* Ordinal + vez = Ordinal + time around/round.* otra vez = again, once again, once more, redux.* pagar dos veces = double-pay.* pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.* pero a la vez = but then again.* población cada vez más envejecida = greying population [graying population].* popularidad cada vez mayor = growing popularity.* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.* pospuesto una y otra vez = ever-postponed.* práctica cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.* primera vez, la = first time, the.* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* próxima vez, la = next time.* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.* que se repite una y otra vez = recurring.* que sucede sólo una vez = one-off.* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.* rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.* repetidas veces = repeatedly, time after time, time and again, time and time again.* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.* si es que sucede alguna vez = if ever.* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.* sólo se vive una vez = you only live once.* todo a la vez = all at once.* todo de una vez = in one lump.* tres veces = thrice, three times.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* una primera y última vez = a first and last time.* una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.* una última vez = one last time.* una vez = once, one time.* una vez al año = annually, once a year.* una vez a la semana = once a week.* una vez al mes = once a month.* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.* una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.* una vez cumplimentado = completed.* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.* una vez más = again, yet again.* una vez + Participio = upon + Nombre.* una vez + Participio Pasado = having + Participio Pasado, having + just + Participio Pasado.* una vez + Participio Pasado + Nombre = with + Nombre + Participio Pasado.* una vez que = when.* una vez que + Frase = once + Frase.* una vez quincenalmente = once a fortnight.* una vez relleno = completed.* una y otra vez = over and over, repeatedly, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, time and again, over and over again.* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of, a growing body of.* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of, a growing body of.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.* variar de una vez a otra = vary + from time to time.* veinte veces = twenty-fold.* verificar dos veces = double-check [doublecheck].* y a la vez = cum, yet.* * *A (ocasión) timelo leí una vez/dos veces/tres veces I read it once/twice/three timesuna vez por semana/año once a week/yearme acuerdo de una/aquella vez cuando … I remember once/that time when …es la última vez que te lo pido I'm not going to ask you againésa fue la última vez que lo vi that was the last time I saw himse lo he dicho mil veces or miles de veces I've told him a thousand times o thousands of timesalguna vez me he sentido tentada there have been times o there has been the odd time when I've been temptedalgunas veces me dan ganas de dejarlo at times o sometimes I feel like leaving him, there are times when I feel like leaving him¿alguna vez te has arrepentido? have you ever regretted it?¡la de veces or las veces que le dije que no lo hiciera! the (number of) times I told him not to do it!por primera vez for the first timeno es la primera vez que sucede it's not the first time it's happened¡cuéntamelo otra vez! tell me again!¿por qué no lo dejamos para otra vez? why don't we leave it for another time o day?me lo he preguntado repetidas veces I've asked myself again and again o time and againpor enésima vez for the umpteenth timepor esta vez pase we'll forget it this timela próxima vez lo haces tú next time you can do itno nos tocó nada — bueno, otra vez será … we didn't get anything — never mind, maybe next time o there's always next timeuna vez más se salió con la suya once again she got her own wayagradeciéndole una vez más su cooperación ( Corresp) thanking you once again o once more for your cooperationlas más de las veces llega tarde he's late more often than notB ( en locs):a la vez at the same timetodos hablaban a la vez they were all talking at once o at the same timea mi/tu/su vez for my/your/his partel gobernador, a su vez, agregó que … the governor, for his part, added that …luego hay un jefe de sección que a su vez depende del director de ventas then there's a head of department who in turn reports to the sales directora veces sometimesa veces me pregunto si no tendrá razón sometimes I wonder o there are times when I wonder if she might be rightcada vez: cada vez que viene nos peleamos every time o whenever he comes we fight, we always fight when he comeseste método se está utilizando cada vez más this method is being used increasingly o more and morelo encuentro cada vez más viejo he looks older every time I see himse nota cada vez menos it's becoming less and less noticeablecada vez es más difícil encontrar trabajo it's getting more and more difficult o it's getting increasingly difficult to find work¡a ver si se callan de una vez! once and for all, will you be quiet!a ver si solucionamos este problema de una vez (por todas) let's see if we can solve this problem once and for allapagó todas las velas de una vez she blew out all the candles in one gode vez en cuando from time to time, now and again, every now and thenen vez de instead ofen vez de ayudar molesta instead of helping he gets in the wayrara vez rarely, seldom, hardly everrara vez se equivoca she hardly ever o seldom o rarely makes a mistakeuna vez onceuna vez transcurridos dos años once two years have passed, after two yearsuna vez frío, cubrir con mayonesa once o when cool, cover with mayonnaiseuna vez que hayan terminado se pueden retirar once o when you have finished you may leavehacer las veces de algo «caja/libro» to serve as sth;«persona» to act as sthuna vez al año no hace daño once in a while doesn't do any harmC ( Mat):cabe una vez y sobran dos it goes once and two left overdiez veces más grande que la nuestra ten times bigger than oursD( Esp) (turno en una cola): ¿quién tiene or me da la vez? who's last in line ( AmE) o ( BrE) in the queue?hay que pedir la vez you have to ask who's last* * *
vez sustantivo femenino
1 ( ocasión) time;◊ una vez/dos veces once/twice;
una vez por semana once a week;
me acuerdo de una/aquella vez cuando … I remember once/that time when …;
la última vez que lo vi the last time I saw him;
mil veces or miles de veces a thousand times, thousands of times;
algunas veces sometimes;
¿te has arrepentido alguna vez? have you ever regretted it?;
érase una vez (liter) once upon a time (liter);
por primera vez for the first time;
otra vez again;
déjalo para otra vez leave it for another time o day;
otra vez será maybe next time;
una vez más once again
2 ( en locs)
a veces sometimes;
cada vez every o each time;
cada vez más more and more;
lo encuentro cada vez más viejo he looks older every time I see him;
cada vez menos less and less;
de una vez ( expresando impaciencia) once and for all;
( simultáneamente) in one go;
en vez de instead of;
rara vez seldom, hardly ever;
una vez once;
una vez que hayas terminado once o when you have finished
3 (Esp) ( turno en una cola): ¿quién tiene or me da la vez? who's last?;
vez f (pl veces)
1 (ocasión, tiempo en que sucede algo) time
una vez, once
dos veces, twice
tres veces seguidas, three times running
a veces/algunas veces, sometimes ➣ Ver nota en sometimes; a la vez, at the same time
cada vez, every o each time
cada vez más/cada vez menos, more and more/less and less
de vez en cuando/de vez en vez/alguna que otra vez, from time to time o every now and then
de una vez, (sin interrupción) in one go
(expresando impaciencia) ¡terminemos de una vez!, let's have done with it!
de una vez por todas/de una vez para siempre, once and for all
en vez de, instead of
otra vez, again
otra vez será, maybe next time
rara vez, seldom, rarely
te lo he dicho repetidas veces, I've told you time after time
una y otra vez, time and (time) again
érase o había una vez..., once upon a time there was...
tal vez, perhaps, maybe ➣ Ver nota en maybe 2 Mat 4 veces 6, 4 times 6
3 (funcionar como algo) hacer las veces de, to act as, serve as
4 (turno en una cola, etc) turn
' vez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- alguna
- alguno
- asomar
- cada
- conocer
- contigo
- cuando
- definitivamente
- dejarse
- día
- enésima
- enésimo
- escachifollarse
- excusa
- gallina
- haber
- historiada
- historiado
- jamás
- jurarse
- más
- menos
- mientras
- ni
- par
- para
- pegarse
- poltrona
- repetirse
- reventa
- sobria
- sobrio
- sola
- solo
- solventar
- tabla
- tacada
- tal
- año
- aplazamiento
- aplazar
- bueno
- callar
- estrenar
- finalizar
- golpe
- intentar
- mejor
- mes
English:
A
- again
- agent
- amazing
- and
- anew
- annoy
- be
- better
- busy signal
- butt in
- card
- circle
- clean
- clog up
- consider
- day
- deserve
- dig out
- do
- downhill
- each
- elapse
- election
- ever
- every
- expect
- first
- first-time
- flower
- for
- goings-on
- goof
- growing
- herself
- himself
- hundredth
- increasingly
- instead
- last
- less
- lieu
- lifetime
- maybe
- misspell
- monthly
- more
- neither
- never
- next
* * *vez nf1. [ocasión] time;¿te acuerdas de una vez (en) que fuimos a pescar? do you remember that time we went fishing?;¿has estado allí alguna vez? have you ever been there?;hay veces (en) que es mejor callarse there are times when o sometimes it's better to keep quiet;a mi/tu/su vez: él a su vez se lo dijo a su mujer he, in turn, told his wife;yo a mi vez haré lo que pueda I, for my part, will do whatever I can;a la vez at the same time;a la vez podríamos hacer la compra we could do the shopping at the same time;así a la vez que leo, estudio this way, while I'm reading, I'm also studying;de una (sola) vez in one go;¡cállate de una vez! why don't you just shut up!;vete de una vez just go, for heaven's sake;érase una vez once upon a time;ha llamado otra vez she called again;déjalo para otra vez leave it for another time;otra vez será maybe next time;por enésima vez for the umpteenth time;por esta vez pase I'll let you off this time o just this once;por primera vez, por vez primera for the first time;por última vez for the last time;Formaltoda vez que since;una vez más once again;una vez que hayas terminado once you've finished;una vez dorada la carne…, una vez que la carne está dorada… once the meat is golden brown…una vez al día/mes once a day/month;dos veces twice;tres veces three times;te lo he dicho muchas/mil veces I've told you many/a thousand times;alguna que otra vez occasionally;a veces, algunas veces sometimes, at times;cada vez every time;cada vez que lo veo every time (that) I see him;cada vez más more and more;cada vez menos less and less;cada vez la veo más/menos feliz she seems happier and happier/less and less happy;resulta cada vez más difícil it's getting harder and harder;de vez en cuando from time to time, now and again;muy de vez en cuando very occasionally;muchas veces [con frecuencia] often;pocas veces rarely, seldom;rara vez rarely, seldom;repetidas veces repeatedly, time and again;una y otra vez time and againen vez de trabajar tanto deberías salir un poco más you should go out more instead of working so hard;hacer las veces de [persona] to act as;[objeto, aparato, mueble] to serve as4. [en multiplicaciones, divisiones] time;es tres veces mayor it's three times as big;estas pilas producen diez veces más energía que las normales these batteries produce ten times as much energy as ordinary ones5. [turno] turn;voy a pedir la vez I'm going to ask who's last* * *f1 time;a la vez at the same time;¿cuántas veces? how many times?, how often?;esta vez this time;la otra vez the other time;otra vez será some other time;cada vez que every time that;de vez en cuando from time to time;otra vez again;una vez once;érase una vez once upon a time, there was;una vez no cuenta just once doesn’t count o matter;una vez más once again;una vez que hayamos llegado … once we’ve arrived …;de una vez para siempre once and for all;una y otra vez time and time again;a veces sometimes;ninguna vez never;rara vez seldom, rarely;tantas veces so many times, so often;varias veces several times;de una sola vez in just one shot;por primera vez for the first time;2 ( turno):es mi vez it’s my turn3:tal vez perhaps, maybe;a su vez for his/her part;en vez de instead of* * *1) : time, occasiona la vez: at the same timea veces: at times, occasionallyde vez en cuando: from time to timeuna vez: oncede una vez: all at oncede una vez para siempre: once and for alldos veces: twice3) : turna su vez: in turnen vez de: instead ofhacer las veces de: to act as, to stand in for* * *vez n1. (en general) time2. (turno) turna la vez at the same time / at once -
7 algunas veces
adv.sometimes, occasionally, now and then, at times.* * *sometimes* * ** * *= sometimes, from time to time, occasionallyEx. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex. From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.Ex. Only occasionally although increasingly is the full text of a document used.* * *= sometimes, from time to time, occasionallyEx: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.Ex: Only occasionally although increasingly is the full text of a document used. -
8 ocasión
f.1 occasion, instance, chance, opportunity.2 motive, reason, cause.* * *1 (momento) occasion2 (oportunidad) opportunity, chance■ cómpralo, aprovecha la ocasión buy it while you've got the chance3 COMERCIO bargain4 (motivo) reason\en cierta ocasión once, on one occasionla ocasión hace al ladrón opportunity makes the thiefa la ocasión la pintan calva strike while the iron is hot* * *noun f.1) occasion2) chance3) opportunity* * *SF1) (=vez) occasion2) (=oportunidad) chance, opportunityel delantero perdió una magnífica ocasión de gol — the forward missed a great goal scoring opportunity o a great chance of scoring
aprovechar la ocasión — to take one's chance, seize one's opportunity
dar a algn la ocasión de hacer algo — to give sb the chance o opportunity of doing sth
3) (=motivo) cause4)de ocasión — (Com) secondhand, used
5) LAm (=ganga) bargainprecio de ocasión — bargain price, reduced price
* * *1)a) (vez, circunstancia) occasionb) ( momento oportuno) opportunityno tuve ocasión de hablarle — I didn't have an opportunity o a chance to talk to him
2) ( ganga) bargainmuebles de ocasión — ( usados) secondhand furniture; ( baratos) cut-price furniture
coches de ocasión — used o secondhand cars
* * *= occasion, time, chance.Ex. As with author headings, sometimes one heading or title will be both sought and provide collocation, but on other occasions there will be a conflict between soughtness' and collocation.Ex. Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.Ex. In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.----* aprovechándose de la ocasión = opportunistically.* aprovechar la ocasión = use + the occasion.* celebrar la ocasión = mark + the occasion.* celebrar una ocasión especial = mark + a special occasion.* coche de ocasión = used car, second-hand car.* con ocasión de = on the occasion of.* crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.* de ocasión = second-hand [secondhand].* desperdiciar una ocasión = kill + chance.* en alguna ocasión = on any one occasion.* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.* en ciertas ocasiones = at certain times.* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.* en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.* en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.* en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.* en diversas ocasiones = on several occasions.* en esta ocasión = on this occasion.* en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.* en + Número + ocasión = on + Número + occasion.* en ocasiones = on occasion(s).* en ocasiones determinadas = on any one occasion.* en otra ocasión = in another context, some other time.* en otras ocasiones = at other times.* en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.* en toda ocasión = at every turn.* en vairadas ocasiones = on several occasions.* en varias ocasiones = on several occasions.* hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.* para otra ocasión = for future reference.* para una única ocasión = one-time.* presentarse una ocasión = occasion + arise.* según surja la ocasión = as the occasion arises.* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.* sólo en una ocasión = on a one-time basis.* surgir una ocasión = occasion + arise.* tener la ocasión de = have + opportunity to.* una mejor ocasión = a better time.* vendedor de coches de ocasión = second-hand car dealer, used-car dealer.* vestirse para la ocasión = dress + the part.* * *1)a) (vez, circunstancia) occasionb) ( momento oportuno) opportunityno tuve ocasión de hablarle — I didn't have an opportunity o a chance to talk to him
2) ( ganga) bargainmuebles de ocasión — ( usados) secondhand furniture; ( baratos) cut-price furniture
coches de ocasión — used o secondhand cars
* * *= occasion, time, chance.Ex: As with author headings, sometimes one heading or title will be both sought and provide collocation, but on other occasions there will be a conflict between soughtness' and collocation.
Ex: Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.* aprovechándose de la ocasión = opportunistically.* aprovechar la ocasión = use + the occasion.* celebrar la ocasión = mark + the occasion.* celebrar una ocasión especial = mark + a special occasion.* coche de ocasión = used car, second-hand car.* con ocasión de = on the occasion of.* crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.* de ocasión = second-hand [secondhand].* desperdiciar una ocasión = kill + chance.* en alguna ocasión = on any one occasion.* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.* en ciertas ocasiones = at certain times.* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.* en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.* en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.* en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.* en diversas ocasiones = on several occasions.* en esta ocasión = on this occasion.* en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.* en + Número + ocasión = on + Número + occasion.* en ocasiones = on occasion(s).* en ocasiones determinadas = on any one occasion.* en otra ocasión = in another context, some other time.* en otras ocasiones = at other times.* en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.* en toda ocasión = at every turn.* en vairadas ocasiones = on several occasions.* en varias ocasiones = on several occasions.* hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.* para otra ocasión = for future reference.* para una única ocasión = one-time.* presentarse una ocasión = occasion + arise.* según surja la ocasión = as the occasion arises.* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.* sólo en una ocasión = on a one-time basis.* surgir una ocasión = occasion + arise.* tener la ocasión de = have + opportunity to.* una mejor ocasión = a better time.* vendedor de coches de ocasión = second-hand car dealer, used-car dealer.* vestirse para la ocasión = dress + the part.* * *A1 (vez, circunstancia) occasionen alguna ocasión occasionally o on occasioncon ocasión de la inauguración on the occasion of the inaugurationun traje para las grandes ocasiones a suit for special occasions2 (momento oportuno) opportunityésta es una buena ocasión para decírselo this is a good opportunity o chance o moment to tell himno dejes escapar esta ocasión don't pass up o miss this opportunity o chanceno tuve ocasión de hablarle I didn't have an opportunity o a chance to talk to himen la primera ocasión que surja at the first available opportunitycogió la ocasión al vuelo she seized the opportunitya la ocasión la pintan calva you have to strike while the iron is hot, make the most of the chances that come your wayla ocasión hace al ladrón opportunity makes the thiefB (ganga) bargaines una auténtica ocasión it's a real bargainprecios de ocasión bargain pricescoches de ocasión used o secondhand cars* * *
ocasión sustantivo femenino
1
en alguna ocasión occasionally
◊ no tuve ocasión de hablarle I didn't have an opportunity o a chance to talk to him
2 ( ganga) bargain;
‹ muebles› ( usados) secondhand;
( baratos) cut-rate o (BrE) cut-price;
‹ coches› secondhand
ocasión sustantivo femenino
1 (circunstancia) occasion: en una ocasión me dijo que..., once he told me that...
2 (coyuntura favorable) opportunity, chance: no tuve ocasión de decírselo, I didn't have the chance to tell him ➣ Ver nota en opportunity 3 Com bargain
coches de ocasión, second-hand cars
precios de ocasión, discount prices
♦ Locuciones: con ocasión de..., on the occasion of...
' ocasión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aprovechar
- desperdiciar
- día
- lugar
- momento
- presentarse
- reservarse
- sazón
- siempre
- única
- único
- vestirse
- vez
- amargar
- apropiado
- cierto
- comida
- dar
- librería
- perder
- por
- prestar
- realce
- trascendental
English:
boat
- occasion
- opportunity
- previous
- affair
* * *ocasión nf1. [oportunidad] opportunity, chance;una ocasión de oro a golden opportunity;una ocasión irrepetible an unrepeatable opportunity;aprovechar una ocasión to take advantage of an opportunity;estaba esperando una buena ocasión para preguntarle I was waiting for a suitable opportunity to ask him;tener ocasión de hacer algo to have the chance to do sth;apenas tuve ocasión de hablar con ella I scarcely had the chance to speak to her;no tuvimos ocasión de vernos we didn't have the chance to meet up;Famla ocasión la pintan calva this is my/your/ etc big chance;tenía ganas de ir a París y al tener unos días de vacaciones pensé, la ocasión la pintan calva I was keen to go to Paris and since I had a few days off I thought it's now or never;Esp Famcoger la ocasión por los pelos to seize the opportunity (by the scruff of the neck);quien quita la ocasión quita el peligro opportunity makes the thief2. [momento] moment, time;[vez] occasion;en dos ocasiones on two occasions;en alguna ocasión sometimes;en cierta ocasión once;en ocasiones sometimes, at times;en otra ocasión some other timedar ocasión para algo/para hacer algo to give cause for sth/to do sth;no le des ocasión para regañarte don't give him cause to tell you off4. [ganga] bargain;artículos de ocasión bargains;automóviles de ocasión second-hand o used cars* * *f1 occasion;con ocasión de on the occasion of;en ocasiones on occasion2 ( oportunidad) chance, opportunity;la ocasión hace al ladrón fam don’t put temptation in a thief’s way;la ocasión la pintan calva fam strike while the iron is hot fam3 COM:* * *1) : occasion, time2) : opportunity, chance3) : bargain4)de ocasión : secondhand5)* * *ocasión n1. (vez) time / occasionde ocasión cheap / cut price -
9 a veces
adv.sometimes, occasionally, at times, now and then.* * *sometimes* * *= at times, sometimes, at various times, from time to time, on occasion(s)Ex. The term category has been at times used somewhat loosely in the literature of indexing and, for this reason, it can cause confusion.Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex. At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.Ex. From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.Ex. The notation uses upper case letters and arabic numerals 1 to 9; and on occasion the hyphen.* * *= at times, sometimes, at various times, from time to time, on occasion(s)Ex: The term category has been at times used somewhat loosely in the literature of indexing and, for this reason, it can cause confusion.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.Ex: The notation uses upper case letters and arabic numerals 1 to 9; and on occasion the hyphen. -
10 data pen
(n.) = flash drive, USB hard drive, pen drive, memory stick, USB stick, USB memory stickEx. The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex. The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex. The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex. A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh.Ex. I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit.Ex. Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum.* * *(n.) = flash drive, USB hard drive, pen drive, memory stick, USB stick, USB memory stickEx: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.
Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex: A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh.Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit.Ex: Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum. -
11 desmontar
v.1 to take apart or to pieces (desarmar) (machine).2 to unseat.el caballo desmontó al jinete the horse threw its riderdesmontó al niño de la bicicleta he took the boy off the bicycle3 to dismount, to disassemble, to dismantle, to take apart.El carpintero desmontó los gabinetes The carpenter dismounted the cabinets4 to remove.Los chicos desmontaron las estructuras The kids removed the structures.* * *1 (desarmar) to take to pieces, take down, dismantle2 (edificio) to knock down3 (arma) to uncock4 (cortar en un bosque) to clear5 (allanar) to level6 (quitar de la montura) to unset, unmount7 (motor) to strip1 (del caballo) to dismount (de, -)* * *verb1) to dismantle2) dismount* * *1. VT1) (=desarmar) [gen] to dismantle; [+ mueble, estantería] to take apart; [+ motor] to strip down; [+ máquina] to take apart, take to pieces; [+ tienda de campaña] to take down; (Náut) [+ vela] to take down2) [+ terreno] (=nivelar) to level; (=quitar los árboles a) to clear3) [+ jinete] to throw, unseat4) (Mil) [+ escopeta] to uncock; [+ artillería] to knock out2.VI to dismount, alight (de from)3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( desarmar) <mueble/mecanismo> to dismantle, take apart; <motor/rifle> to strip (down); < tienda de campaña> to take downb) ( separar) <forro/pieza> to detach, remove2.* * *= demount, pull apart, dismantle, disassemble [dis-assemble], take + Nombre + to pieces, take + Nombre + to bits, take + Nombre + apart, pull + Nombre + to bits, dismount, take down.Ex. Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.Ex. All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.Ex. The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex. Documents can be easily built, extended, truncated, reordered, assembled and disassembled on a component basis, and the document components, can be reused.Ex. Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.Ex. The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.Ex. The houses are built, then taken apart and trucked to where they are needed and then re-assembled.Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex. Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.----* desmontar un mito = demystify + myth.* desmontar y limpiar = strip and clean.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( desarmar) <mueble/mecanismo> to dismantle, take apart; <motor/rifle> to strip (down); < tienda de campaña> to take downb) ( separar) <forro/pieza> to detach, remove2.* * *= demount, pull apart, dismantle, disassemble [dis-assemble], take + Nombre + to pieces, take + Nombre + to bits, take + Nombre + apart, pull + Nombre + to bits, dismount, take down.Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
Ex: All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex: Documents can be easily built, extended, truncated, reordered, assembled and disassembled on a component basis, and the document components, can be reused.Ex: Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.Ex: The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.Ex: The houses are built, then taken apart and trucked to where they are needed and then re-assembled.Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.* desmontar un mito = demystify + myth.* desmontar y limpiar = strip and clean.* * *desmontar [A1 ]vtA1 (desarmar) ‹mueble/estante› to dismantle, take apart; ‹motor› to stripdesmontamos la tienda de campaña we took down the tent2 (separar) ‹forro/pieza› to detach, removeB1 (allanar) ‹terreno› to level2 ‹zona/selva› to clearC ( Arm) to uncock■ desmontarvi«jinete» to dismount* * *
desmontar ( conjugate desmontar) verbo transitivo
‹ tienda de campaña› to take down
verbo intransitivo [ jinete] to dismount
desmontar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un mueble, artefacto) to dismantle, take to pieces
2 (una excusa, argumento) to take to pieces
II vi (de un caballo, vehículo) to dismount [de, -], get off [de, -]
' desmontar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deshacer
- tienda
English:
apart
- disassemble
- dismantle
- piece
- pull apart
- strip
- take apart
- take down
- clear
- detach
- dismount
- take
- throw
- unseat
* * *♦ vt[mueble, librería, mesa] to dismantle, to take to pieces; [motor] to strip down; [piezas, partes] to remove, to detach; [rueda] to remove, to take off; [andamio, tablado, tienda de campaña] to take down2. [teoría, argumentación] to demolish, to pull to pieces3. [arma] to uncock4. [persona] [de caballo, moto, bicicleta] to unseat;el caballo desmontó al jinete the horse threw its rider;desmontó al niño de la bicicleta he took the boy off the bicycle5. Informát to unmount6. [terreno] to level;[área, bosque] to clear♦ videsmontar de [caballo] to dismount from;[moto, bicicleta] to get off; [coche] to get out of* * *I v/t2 terreno levelII v/i dismount* * *desmontar vt1) : to clear, to level off2) desmantelar: to dismantle, to take apartdesmontar vi: to dismount* * *desmontar vb -
12 levantar la voz
to raise one's voice* * *(v.) = raise + Posesivo + voiceEx. As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.* * *(v.) = raise + Posesivo + voiceEx: As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.
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13 lápiz de memoria
(n.) = USB hard drive, memory stick, pen drive, flash drive, USB stick, USB memory stickEx. The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex. A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh.Ex. The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex. The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex. I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit.Ex. Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum.* * *(n.) = USB hard drive, memory stick, pen drive, flash drive, USB stick, USB memory stickEx: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.
Ex: A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh.Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit.Ex: Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum. -
14 mampara
f.screen.* * *1 screen\mampara de baño shower screen* * *SF screen, partition* * *a) (biombo, tabique) screen, partitionb) (Chi, Per) ( puerta) inner door* * *= divider, bulkhead, screen, partition.Ex. Technological development, the visible indicator of modernization, is the great divider between the developed & the underdeveloped nations = El desarrollo tecnológico, indicador visible de la modernización, es el gran separador entre los países desarrollados y los subdesarrollados.Ex. Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.Ex. An online terminal may comprise either a printer, or a visual display unit with a screen, or both a visual display unit and a printer.Ex. It is concluded that the choice of citation and co-citation thresholds can be influenced by formal considerations which ensure statistically meaningful partitions rather than arbitrary decision which can produce meaningless interpretations.* * *a) (biombo, tabique) screen, partitionb) (Chi, Per) ( puerta) inner door* * *= divider, bulkhead, screen, partition.Ex: Technological development, the visible indicator of modernization, is the great divider between the developed & the underdeveloped nations = El desarrollo tecnológico, indicador visible de la modernización, es el gran separador entre los países desarrollados y los subdesarrollados.
Ex: Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.Ex: An online terminal may comprise either a printer, or a visual display unit with a screen, or both a visual display unit and a printer.Ex: It is concluded that the choice of citation and co-citation thresholds can be influenced by formal considerations which ensure statistically meaningful partitions rather than arbitrary decision which can produce meaningless interpretations.* * *1 (biombo, tabique) screen, partition2 (Chi, Per) (puerta) inner door* * *
mampara sustantivo femenino
mampara sustantivo femenino screen
' mampara' also found in these entries:
English:
partition
- screen
- divider
* * *mampara nfscreen* * *f screen* * *mampara nfbiombo: screen, room divider* * *mampara n screen -
15 pastilla de memoria
(n.) = flash drive, USB hard drive, pen drive, memory stick, USB stick, USB memory stickEx. The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex. The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex. The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex. A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh.Ex. I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit.Ex. Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum.* * *(n.) = flash drive, USB hard drive, pen drive, memory stick, USB stick, USB memory stickEx: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.
Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex: A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh.Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit.Ex: Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum. -
16 pen drive
(n.) = flash drive, USB hard drive, pen drive, memory stick, USB stick, USB stick, USB memory stickEx. The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex. The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex. The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex. A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh.Ex. I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit.Ex. I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit.Ex. Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum.* * *(n.) = flash drive, USB hard drive, pen drive, memory stick, USB stick, USB stick, USB memory stickEx: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.
Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.Ex: A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh.Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit.Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit.Ex: Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum. -
17 protestar
v.1 to complain.protestaron por el mal servicio they complained about the poor serviceprotestaban contra la detención del líder sindical they were protesting against the arrest of the union leader¡protesto! (law) objection!2 to grumble.haz lo que te digo sin protestar do what I tell you and no grumbling3 to protest, to object, to remonstrate, to present an objection.María se quejó contra los perros Mary complained against the dogs.* * *1 (mostrar disconformidad) to protest ( contra, against)2 DERECHO to raise an objection■ ¡protesto, su señoría! objection, Your Honour!3 (refunfuñar) to moan\sin protestar without protest* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=quejarse) to complainprotestaron contra la subida de la gasolina — they complained o frm protested against the rise in the price of petrol
protestó por lo mal que la habían tratado — she complained o frm protested about how badly she had been treated
2) (Jur)¡protesto, Su Señoría! — objection, Your Honour!
¡protesto contra esa observación! — I resent that!, I object to that remark!
2. VT1) [+ letra, pagaré] to protest, note2) frm (=declarar) to protest* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( mostrar desacuerdo) to protestprotestar CONTRA algo — to protest against o about something
protesto, su señoría! — objection, your Honor*, I object, your Honor
b) ( quejarse) to complainprotestar POR or DE algo — to complain about something
2.nadie protestó cuando lo propuse — nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal
protestar vt1)b) <actuación/decisión> to protest about o at2) (frml) < inocencia> to protest* * *= protest, remonstrate, make + protest, squwak, be (all) up in arms, find + a voice, mouth off, rail against, speak out against, cry + foul, raise + Posesivo + voice, stage + protest, make + a noise about, make + noises about.Ex. 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.Ex. 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.Ex. This announcement caused a lot of concern among organisations such as OCLC and the library community in the USA, and many protests have been made.Ex. Again, I must squawk about the futility of seeking consensus on specific meanings of words.Ex. And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining.Ex. The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.Ex. She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.Ex. She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex. Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.Ex. Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.Ex. As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.Ex. Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry.Ex. The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.Ex. The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.----* aceptar Algo sin protestar = take + Nombre + lying down.* protestar enérgicamente = protest + forcefully.* protestar en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.* protestar furiosamente = rage against.* protestar por = bridle at.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( mostrar desacuerdo) to protestprotestar CONTRA algo — to protest against o about something
protesto, su señoría! — objection, your Honor*, I object, your Honor
b) ( quejarse) to complainprotestar POR or DE algo — to complain about something
2.nadie protestó cuando lo propuse — nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal
protestar vt1)b) <actuación/decisión> to protest about o at2) (frml) < inocencia> to protest* * *= protest, remonstrate, make + protest, squwak, be (all) up in arms, find + a voice, mouth off, rail against, speak out against, cry + foul, raise + Posesivo + voice, stage + protest, make + a noise about, make + noises about.Ex: 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.
Ex: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.Ex: This announcement caused a lot of concern among organisations such as OCLC and the library community in the USA, and many protests have been made.Ex: Again, I must squawk about the futility of seeking consensus on specific meanings of words.Ex: And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining.Ex: The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex: Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.Ex: Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.Ex: As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.Ex: Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry.Ex: The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.Ex: The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.* aceptar Algo sin protestar = take + Nombre + lying down.* protestar enérgicamente = protest + forcefully.* protestar en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.* protestar furiosamente = rage against.* protestar por = bridle at.* * *protestar [A1 ]vito protest protestar CONTRA algo to protest AGAINST o ABOUT sthprotestan contra la carestía de vida they're protesting against o about the high cost of livingprotestar POR or DE algo to complain ABOUT sthprotestó por el trato recibido he complained about o protested about o at the way he had been treatedhágalo ahora mismo y sin protestar do it right now and no complaining o don't start complaining¡protesto, señoría! objection, your Honor! o I object, your Honor!—no es culpa mía —protestó it's not my fault, he protestednadie protestó cuando lo propuse nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal■ protestarvtA2 ‹actuación› to protest about o atprotestaron la decisión del árbitro they protested about o at the referee's decision, they protested the referee's decision ( AmE)B ( frml); ‹inocencia› to protest* * *
protestar ( conjugate protestar) verbo intransitivo
protestar CONTRA algo to protest against o about sth
protestar POR or DE algo to complain about sth
protestar verbo intransitivo
1 (manifestar desacuerdo) to protest: vamos a protestar contra la subida de impuestos, we're going to protest against the rise in taxes
2 (quejarse) to complain: siempre está protestando por el frío, he's always complaining about the cold
3 Jur to object
4 Com to protest
' protestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- chistar
- levantarse
- pitar
- rechistar
- sentada
- alegar
- energía
- patalear
- plantón
- quejarse
- valer
- valor
- venga
- zapatear
English:
constrained
- fuss
- protest
- rage
- remonstrate
- contest
- move
* * *♦ vi1. [quejarse] to complain (por/contra about/against); [en manifestación] to protest (por/contra about/against);protestaron por el mal servicio they complained about the poor service;los manifestantes protestaban contra la detención del líder sindical the demonstrators were protesting against the arrest of the union leader2. [refunfuñar] to grumble;haz lo que te digo sin protestar do what I tell you and no grumbling♦ vt1. Com to protest2. Méx [prometer]el presidente protestó su cargo ante el congreso the president was sworn in before parliament* * *I v/t protestII v/i1 ( quejarse) complain (por, de about)* * *protestar vi: to protest, to objectprotestar vt1) : to protest, to object to2) : to declare, to profess* * *protestar vb1. (oponerse a) to protest2. (quejarse) to complain / to moan -
18 salir de + Posesivo + escondite
(v.) = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapetEx. As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.* * *(v.) = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapetEx: As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.
Spanish-English dictionary > salir de + Posesivo + escondite
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19 salir de + Posesivo + refugio
(v.) = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapetEx. As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.* * *(v.) = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapetEx: As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.
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20 alguno
adj.at all, of any kind.No hay dinero alguno en mi bolsillo There is no money at all in my pocket.pron.1 any one, a particular one, some.2 someone, anybody, anyone, somebody.* * *► adjetivo1 (afirmativo) some; (interrogativo, negativo) any■ ¿ha habido alguna llamada? has anyone phoned?, have there been any phone calls?1 (afirmativo) someone, somebody; (interrogativo, negativo) anybody\alguno que otro some, a few* * *1. (f. - alguna)pron.someone, somebody- algunos
- algunas 2. (f. - alguna)adj.1) some, any2) not any, not at all (in negative sentences)•* * *alguno, -a1. ADJ( antes de sm sing algún)1) [antes de s] [en oraciones afirmativas] some; [en oraciones interrogativas, condicionales] anytuvimos algunas dificultades — we had a few o some difficulties
¿conoces algún hotel barato? — do you know a cheap hotel?
hubo alguna que otra nube — there were one or two clouds, there was the odd cloud
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alguna vez — [en oraciones afirmativas] at some point; [en oraciones interrogativas, condicionales] evertodos lo hemos hecho alguna vez — we've all done it at one time or another o at some point
¿has estado alguna vez en Nueva York? — have you ever been to New York?
2) [después de s]•
sin interés alguno — without the slightest interestduda•
sin valor alguno — completely worthless3) pl algunos (=varios) several2. PRON1) (=objeto) onede entre tantas camisas, seguro que alguna te gustará — out of all these shirts, there's bound to be one that you like
2) (=persona) someone, somebodysiempre hay alguno que protesta — there is always one o someone o somebody who complains
ALGUNO, ALGO "Some" y "any" en oraciones afirmativas e interrogativas Fras es afirmativas ► En frases afirmativas debe usarse some o las formas compuestas de some: He leído algunos artículos interesantes sobre el tema I have read some interesting articles on the subject Algunos no están de acuerdo Some people disagree He comprado algo para ti I've bought something for you Fras es interrogativas ► En frases interrogativas que expresan algún tipo de ofrecimiento o petición y cuya respuesta se espera que sea positiva, también debe emplearse la forma some {etc}: Tienes muchos libros. ¿Me dejas alguno? You've got lots of books. Can I borrow some? ► En el resto de las frases interrogativas, empléese any o las formas compuestas de any: ¿Se te ocurre alguna otra idea? Do you have any other ideas? ¿Hay algún sitio donde podamos escondernos? Is there anywhere we can hide? Fras es condicionales ► La construcción si + ((verbo)) + algo o algún/ alguna {etc} se traduce al inglés por if + ((sujeto)) + ((verbo)) + any {o} some, {etc}: Si necesitas algo, dímelo If you need anything, let me know Si quiere algunas cintas, no deje de pedirlas If you would like some tapes, don't hesitate to ask Hay que tener en cuenta que some se utiliza cuando tenemos más certeza de que la condición se vaya a cumplir. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver algo, alguno see NINGUNOvinieron algunos, pero no todos — some of them came, but not all
* * *I- na adjetivo1) (delante del n)a) ( indicando uno indeterminado) someb) (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) any¿tocas algún instrumento? — do you play any instruments?
si tienes algún problema — if there's any problem, if you have any problems
¿te dio algún recado para mí? — did she give you a message for me?
hace algunos años — some years ago o a few years ago
algún or alguno que otro/alguna que otra: escribió algún que otro artículo he wrote one or two articles; algún or alguno que otro lujo the odd luxury; he ido alguna que otra vez I've been once or twice; alguna que otra vez vamos al cine — we go to the cinema now and then
2) (detrás del n) ( con valor negativo)II- na pronombrea) (cosa, persona indeterminada) oneb) (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc)buscaba una guía ¿tiene alguna? — I was looking for a guide, do you have one o any?
c) ( una cantidad indeterminada - de personas) some people; (- de cosas) somehe visto alguna or algunas — I've seen some
* * *= one or other, some.Ex. The array of data bases available through one or other of the online hosts is rapidly expanding.Ex. The banning of The Times newspapers by some local authorities has been a case in question.----* alguna que otra vez = from time to time, every once in a while, occasional, every now and then, every now and again.* algunas personas = some people.* algunas veces = sometimes, from time to time, occasionally.* alguna vez = ever, on any one occasion.* algún día = one day.* algunos = a few, some people.* algunos años más tarde = some years on.* algunos lo aman, otros lo odian = love it or loathe it.* algunos otros + Nombre = various other + Nombre.* algún tiempo = awhile.* algún tipo de = some, some sort of.* algún tipo de + Nombre = one kind of + Nombre + or another.* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.* de alguna manera = some way.* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.* de algún modo = some way.* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.* desde hace algún tiempo = for days.* durante algunos años = over a period of years.* durante algún tiempo = for days.* en alguna ocasión = on any one occasion.* en algún lugar = at some point.* en algún momento = at some point, at one time or another.* en algunos casos = in some cases.* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.* en algunos sectores = in some quarters.* en algunos sectores de la población = in some quarters.* en el transcurso de algunos años = over a period of years.* estar tramando alguna barrabasada = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* hace algún tiempo = a while back, some while ago, sometime back.* para alguna gente = to some people.* para algunas personas = to some people.* para alguno = to some.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention only a few.* si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.* sin causa alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin coste alguno = without cost, without charge, free of charge, free of cost, cost free, for free, at no charge, at no cost.* sin costo adicional alguno = at no extra charge.* sin fundamento alguno = without any basis.* sin razón alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* tener alguna posibilidad = have + a fighting chance.* tener alguna posibilidad de triunfar = have + a fighting chance.* ya hace algún tiempo = for quite some time.* * *I- na adjetivo1) (delante del n)a) ( indicando uno indeterminado) someb) (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) any¿tocas algún instrumento? — do you play any instruments?
si tienes algún problema — if there's any problem, if you have any problems
¿te dio algún recado para mí? — did she give you a message for me?
hace algunos años — some years ago o a few years ago
algún or alguno que otro/alguna que otra: escribió algún que otro artículo he wrote one or two articles; algún or alguno que otro lujo the odd luxury; he ido alguna que otra vez I've been once or twice; alguna que otra vez vamos al cine — we go to the cinema now and then
2) (detrás del n) ( con valor negativo)II- na pronombrea) (cosa, persona indeterminada) oneb) (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc)buscaba una guía ¿tiene alguna? — I was looking for a guide, do you have one o any?
c) ( una cantidad indeterminada - de personas) some people; (- de cosas) somehe visto alguna or algunas — I've seen some
* * *= one or other, some.Ex: The array of data bases available through one or other of the online hosts is rapidly expanding.
Ex: The banning of The Times newspapers by some local authorities has been a case in question.* alguna que otra vez = from time to time, every once in a while, occasional, every now and then, every now and again.* algunas personas = some people.* algunas veces = sometimes, from time to time, occasionally.* alguna vez = ever, on any one occasion.* algún día = one day.* algunos = a few, some people.* algunos años más tarde = some years on.* algunos lo aman, otros lo odian = love it or loathe it.* algunos otros + Nombre = various other + Nombre.* algún tiempo = awhile.* algún tipo de = some, some sort of.* algún tipo de + Nombre = one kind of + Nombre + or another.* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.* de alguna manera = some way.* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.* de algún modo = some way.* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.* desde hace algún tiempo = for days.* durante algunos años = over a period of years.* durante algún tiempo = for days.* en alguna ocasión = on any one occasion.* en algún lugar = at some point.* en algún momento = at some point, at one time or another.* en algunos casos = in some cases.* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.* en algunos sectores = in some quarters.* en algunos sectores de la población = in some quarters.* en el transcurso de algunos años = over a period of years.* estar tramando alguna barrabasada = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* hace algún tiempo = a while back, some while ago, sometime back.* para alguna gente = to some people.* para algunas personas = to some people.* para alguno = to some.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention only a few.* si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.* sin causa alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin coste alguno = without cost, without charge, free of charge, free of cost, cost free, for free, at no charge, at no cost.* sin costo adicional alguno = at no extra charge.* sin fundamento alguno = without any basis.* sin razón alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* tener alguna posibilidad = have + a fighting chance.* tener alguna posibilidad de triunfar = have + a fighting chance.* ya hace algún tiempo = for quite some time.* * *A ( delante del n)siempre surge algún contratiempo something o some problem always crops upalgún día some o one dayen algún lugar seguro somewhere safe2 (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) any¿tocas algún instrumento? do you play an instrument o any instruments?¿tiene alguna falta? are there any mistakes?¿te dio algún recado para mí? did she give you a message for me?si tienes algún problema me lo dices if there's any problem o if you have any problems o if you have a problem, let me know3(indicando una cantidad indeterminada): esto tiene alguna importancia this is of some importancehace algunos años some years ago o a few years agosólo me quedan tres tazas y algún plato I only have three cups and a plate or two leftfuera de algún artículo de crítica no ha escrito casi nada apart from the odd review o apart from one or two reviews he has hardly written anythingalgún or alguno que otro/alguna que otra: me gustó alguna que otra de sus acuarelas I liked a few o one or two of her watercolorsalgún or alguno que otro lujo the odd luxuryalguna que otra vez once or twice, on the odd occasionB ( detrás del n)(con valor negativo): esto no lo afectará en modo alguno this won't affect it in the slightest o at all1 (una cosa indeterminada) one(una persona indeterminada): no hay semana en que alguno de ellos no me dé un disgusto not a week passes without one of them upsetting mesiempre hay alguno que no está conforme there's always someone who doesn't agreefue en alguna de esas revistas que lo leí I read it in one of those magazines2(en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc): buscaba una guía ilustrada ¿tiene alguna? I was looking for an illustrated guide, do you have one o any?si tuviera alguno te lo prestaría if I had one I'd lend it to you3 (una cantidad indeterminada — de personas) some (people); (— de cosas) somealgunos creen que fue así some (people) believe that was the casepara alguno, es lo más importante for some, it's the most important thinghe visto alguna or algunas I've seen some* * *
alguno 1◊ -na adjetivo
1 ( delante del n)
◊ algún día some o one day;
en algún lugar somewhere
◊ ¿tocas algún instrumento? do you play any instruments?;
si tienes algún problema if there's any problem, if you have any problems
hace algunos años some years ago, a few years ago;
me quedan tres tazas y algún plato I have three cups and one or two plates;
escribió algún que otro artículo he wrote one or two articles
2 ( detrás del n) ( con valor negativo):◊ esto no lo afectará en modo alguno this won't affect it in the slightest o at all
alguno 2◊ -na pronombre
siempre hay alguno que no está conforme there's always someone who doesn't agreeb) (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc):◊ buscaba una guía ¿tiene alguna? I was looking for a guide, do you have one o any?;
si tuviera alguno if I had one
(— de cosas) some;
he visto algunas I've seen some;
he tenido alguno que otro I've had one or two
alguno,-a
I adjetivo
1 (afirmativo) some: algunos críticos elogiaron la obra, some critics praised the work
algunas veces me río sin motivo, some times I laugh for no reason
alguna que otra vez, now and then
2 (interrogativo) any: ¿tienes alguna cita para mañana?, have you any appointments for tomorrow?
3 (negativo) not at all: en este crimen no hay móvil alguno, there's no motive at all for this crime
II pron indef
1 someone, somebody
alguno que otro, someone or other 2 algunos,-as, some (people)
' alguno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
algún
- alguna
- inconveniente
- vínculo
- compromiso
English:
aimlessly
- any
- anybody
- care
- some
- either
- odd
* * *alguno, -a algún is used instead of alguno before masculine singular nouns (e.g. algún día some day).♦ adj1. [indeterminado] some;[en frases interrogativas] any;¿tienes algún libro? do you have any books?;¿tiene algún otro color? do you have any other colours?;algún día some o one day;en algún lugar somewhere;tiene que estar en algún lugar it must be somewhere or other;compró algunas cosas he bought a few things;ha surgido algún (que otro) problema the odd problem has come up;si tuvieras alguna duda me lo dices should you have any queries, let me know2. [en frases negativas] any;no tiene importancia alguna it's of no importance whatsoever;no tengo interés alguno (en hacerlo) I'm not in the least (bit) interested (in doing it);en modo alguno in no way;no vamos a permitir que este contratiempo nos afecte en modo alguno we're not going to allow this setback to affect us in any way♦ pron1. [persona] someone, somebody;* * *I adj1 en frases afirmativas some;alguno que otro de sus libros a few of his books;alguno que otro jueves occasionally on a Thursday;fumo alguno que otro cigarrillo de vez en cuando I smoke the odd cigarette, I have a cigarette from time to time;de modo alguno in the slightest, at all;de alguna manera somehow;en alguna parte somewhereno la influyó de modo alguno it didn’t influence her in any way;si alguna vez … if at any time …II pron: persona someone, somebody;algunos opinan que some people think that;alguno se podrá usar objeto we’ll be able to use some of them;si alguno de vosotros/aquéllos … if one of you/them …* * *1) : some, anyalgún día: someday, one dayno tengo noticia alguna: I have no news at all3)algunas veces : sometimesalguno, -na pron1) : one, someone, somebodyalguno de ellos: one of them2) algunos, -nas pron pl: some, a fewalgunos quieren trabajar: some want to work* * *alguno1 adj1. (en frases afirmativas) some2. (en frases interrogativas) any¿conoces algún restaurante barato? do you know any cheap restaurants?3. (en frase negativas) no / not... any¿has estado alguna vez en Santander? have you ever been to Santander?alguno2 pron1. (singular) one2. (plural) some
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